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MSF Committee of Supply 2026: Advancing an Inclusive Singapore where Everyone Thrives

Type: Fact Sheets

Topic(s): Committee of Supply, Disability Services

Published on 06 March 2026

MSF remains committed to strengthening support for persons with disabilities and their caregivers across every stage of life. Guided by the key pillars of EMP2030, measures include:

  • Supporting lifelong learning and employment training by increasing capacity at centre-based services such as Day Activity Centres and Sheltered Workshops and launching the Enabling Skills for Life Programme proof-of-concept.
  • Supporting community and independent living by piloting two community-living models for persons with disabilities under the Enabled Living Programme and Home Support Programme.
  • Enhancing support to caregivers to plan for future care needs of persons with disabilities through the Special Needs Trust Company.

I. Employment and Lifelong Learning

  • As announced at COS 2024, MSF will increase capacity of centre-based services, Day Activity Centres (DAC) and Sheltered Workshops (SW), by a total of 1,000 places by 2030, to support persons with disabilities in lifelong learning and skills training.
  • 100 SW spaces were added in 2024. An additional 520 DAC and 360 SW spaces will progressively commence operations from 2026 to 2027 across the island.
  • DAC conducts social and recreational activities, and daily living and community living skills training for persons with disabilities with high support needs.
  • SWs provides work skills training in a structured environment for persons with disabilities who are not yet ready for open employment.

Update on Enabling Skills for Life Programme (ESLP) 

  • As announced at COS 2025, MSF has launched the Enabling Skills for Life Programme (ESLP) proof-of-concept with selected SW and DAC.
  • The ESLP will streamline the training into a single person-centric training programme to better meet evolving needs of persons with disabilities as they progress through life.
  • The three-year proof-of-concept, which started in October 2025, has onboarded close to 770 clients as of January 2026.

II. Community and Independent Living

Update on Enabled Living Programme (ELP) and Home Support Programme (HSP)pilots

  • As announced at COS 2025, two pilots will be launched to give persons with disabilities, with low to moderate support needs, more options to live independently in the community.
  • Under the ELP, eligible persons with disabilities reside in designated public rental flats, and receive support from appointed service providers, such as regular check-ins or coaching on daily living skills.
  • ELP began operations in December 2025 at five locations: Ang Mo Kio (Autism Resource Centre), Bedok North (AWWA), Bukit Merah (Movement for the Intellectual Disabled of Singapore), Jurong West (TOUCH Community Services) and Woodlands (St. Andrew's Autism Centre).
  • The HSP will provide similar care and support services directly to adults with disabilities living alone or with family in their own homes near the ELP sites, where families may not be able to continue providing caring in the long-term. The HSP pilot is expected to start in second half of 2026.

Update on Enabling Services Hubs 

  • As part of efforts to build a stronger ecosystem of disability support at the community level, Enabling Services Hubs (ESHs) in Tampines, Punggol and Jurong provide information and referral services, caregiver support, recreational activities, and continual education and learning courses. ESHs also proactively conduct door-to-door outreach visits to persons with disabilities in the community who are not currently served by any social services.

III. Caregiver Support 

  • At Budget 2025, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced a dollar-for-dollar matching grant for lower- and middle-income caregivers to top up Special Needs Trust (SNT) accounts for persons with disabilities, up to $10,000. The aim is to support caregivers in planning ahead for future care needs of persons with disabilities.
  • From 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031, eligible families with per capita income of up to $3,600 will be able to sign up to receive matching top-ups of up to $10,000.
  • To support uptake by families of persons with disabilities, Community Chest will provide a $5,000 sponsorship for the initial capital required to open an SNT account.
  • Supported by MSF, the Special Needs Trust Company is a non-profit trust company set up to provide affordable trust services to meet the financial security needs of persons with disabilities when their caregivers pass on. SNTC also partners with SG Enable to work with caregivers to develop care plans for each beneficiary to meet their long-term care needs.

IV. Taskforce on Assurance for Families with Persons with Disabilities 

  • The Taskforce on Assurance for Families with Persons with Disabilities was announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on 5 December 2025.
  • The Taskforce will make its recommendations in 2026.
  • It will study and develop recommendations to strengthen support through the life stages of persons with disabilities and the families in three key focus areas of employment, community living and affordability.